[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Liberal Tweeples slam him, ultranationalists egg him on

Bollywood actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal on Monday raised many eyebrows and drew flak from some quarters when he proposed on Twitter that writer Arundhati Roy be tied to an army jeep in a fate similar to the Kashmiri man who was used as a human shield against a stone-pelting mob over a month ago.

“Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy! [sic]” went the tweet, put out by the Lok Sabha member from Ahmedabad East who had won the 2014 polls to this constituency.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]The actor’s harsh words sparked outrage among liberal Twitterati, with some seeing it as an incitement to violence by an elected representative. The April incident involving the Indian Army had triggered sufficient public anger to result in an inquiry against the Major who ordered the action.

Shockingly enough, Rawal has also supported a comment by another Twitter user saying that journalist Sagarika Ghose be also treated in the same way.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Roy, a Booker Prize winner and political commentator, is known for her firm stand against human rights violations in Kashmir. She is also a staunch critic of the Prime Minister.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Incidentally, Ghose, too, holds critical views of the actions of the NDA government and has been trolled for her opinions and writings. But she gave it back to Rawal on the social media platform, tweeting sarcastically: “Wonderful sir, too good. You really are a model parliamentarian.”[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDYmxvY2txdW90ZSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIydHdpdHRlci10d2VldCUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGFuZyUzRCUyMmVuJTIyJTNFJTNDcCUyMGxhbmclM0QlMjJlbiUyMiUyMGRpciUzRCUyMmx0ciUyMiUzRVdvbmRlcmZ1bCUyMHNpciUyQyUyMHRvbyUyMGdvb2QuJTIwWW91JTIwcmVhbGx5JTIwYXJlJTIwYSUyMG1vZGVsJTIwcGFybGlhbWVudGFyaWFuJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnQuY28lMkZyUGpQV1JZQzNRJTIyJTNFaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0LmNvJTJGclBqUFdSWUMzUSUzQyUyRmElM0UlM0MlMkZwJTNFJTI2bWRhc2glM0IlMjBTYWdhcmlrYSUyMEdob3NlJTIwJTI4JTQwc2FnYXJpa2FnaG9zZSUyOSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRnNhZ2FyaWthZ2hvc2UlMkZzdGF0dXMlMkY4NjY1MTQ5NjU3MjA1MTg2NTYlMjIlM0VNYXklMjAyMiUyQyUyMDIwMTclM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDJTJGYmxvY2txdW90ZSUzRSUwQSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMGFzeW5jJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGJTJGcGxhdGZvcm0udHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZ3aWRnZXRzLmpzJTIyJTIwY2hhcnNldCUzRCUyMnV0Zi04JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNFJTBB[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Unfortunately, Rawal’s tweets were also ‘liked’ and shared by his cheerleaders some of whom even came up with lists of people who, according to them, should be treated in the same manner. In Twitter, as in Babel, the madness of crowds prevails.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]